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Steve Padilla
State Senator · Senate District 18 · Party: Democratic
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Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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This tab shows Steve Padilla's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked by a person, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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SB 1271
Midwifery: workforce data: availability to be a clinical preceptorship.
Special Consent SB1271 Reyes et al.
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SB 675
Imperial County Air Pollution Control District: members and duties.
Unfinished Business SB675 Padilla Concurrence
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SB 969
Weights and measures: electric vehicle fueling systems.
Unfinished Business SB969 Reyes et al. Concurrence
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AB 1039
State-funded assistance grants and contracts: advance payments.
3rd Reading AB1039 Hart et al. By McNerney
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AB 917
County offices of education: school districts: average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils: permanent status.
3rd Reading AB917 Ávila Farías By Reyes
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SB 329
Alcohol and drug recovery: licensed treatment facilities and certified programs: investigations.
Special Consent SB329 Blakespear et al.
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AB 2573
Voter registration information: confidentiality.
3rd Reading AB2573 Sharp-Collins By Weber Pierson
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SB 327
Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.
Unfinished Business SB327 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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SB 991
Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations.
Special Consent SB991 Menjivar et al.
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AB 2074
Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.
3rd Reading AB2074 Haney et al. By Arreguín
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SB 1140
Pupil safety: limiting school access to unauthorized individuals.
Unfinished Business SB1140 Ashby Concurrence
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SB 1255
Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
Unfinished Business SB1255 Reyes et al. Concurrence
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AB 2770
State Property: San Pasqual Battlefield State Park.
3rd Reading AB2770 Alvarez et al. By Jones
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SB 891
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program.
Special Consent SB891 Cervantes et al.
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AB 2601
Planning and zoning: housing development: streamlined approval and subdivisions.
3rd Reading AB2601 Lee By Arreguín
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SB 1421
California Child and Family Service Review System: nonminor dependents.
Unfinished Business SB1421 McGuire Concurrence
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AB 2575
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla Reconsider
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AB 1983
Continuing care retirement communities: repayable contracts.
3rd Reading AB1983 Blanca Rubio By Laird
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SB 1337
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: air districts and local governments: transportation fuels refining facilities: memoranda of understanding.
Unfinished Business SB1337 Richardson Concurrence
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SB 1128
Pupils: technology-based materials: school-issued electronic devices.
Unfinished Business SB1128 Stern et al. Concurrence
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SB 989
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
Unfinished Business SB989 Blakespear et al. Concurrence
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SB 954
California Environmental Quality Act: advanced manufacturing facilities: exemption.
Unfinished Business SB954 Blakespear et al. Concurrence
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AB 1815
Factory-built housing: building standards and local requirements.
3rd Reading AB1815 Wicks et al. By Wiener
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SB 354
Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act.
Unfinished Business SB354 Limón Concurrence
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SB 750
California Housing Finance Agency: credit enhancement mechanisms study.
Unfinished Business SB750 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Steve Padilla controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.
Totals
- Raised$860,287
- Spent$609,645
- From individuals (itemized)$36,160 4%
Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.
Top contributing industries (approximate)
- Labor unions$111,700
- Finance, insurance and banking$92,857
- Tribal governments$62,133
- Health care$60,300
- Agriculture and food$42,100
- Energy and utilities$38,300
- Technology and telecommunications$33,000
- Issue and advocacy groups$32,400
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 71% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.
How industries are assignedTop employers of individual donors
No employer was named by 3 or more donors.
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $17,760 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.
Committees, parties and organizations
- United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund$17,700
- Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters$11,800
- California State Association of Electrical Workers$11,800
- California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship$11,800
- Peace Officers Research Association of California PAC (PORAC PAC)$11,800
- SEIU California State Council Small Contributor Committee$11,800
- Turo, Inc.$9,800
- Association of California Life & Health Insurance Companies PAC (ACLHIC PAC)$9,500
- California Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee$9,000
- Anthropic PBC$8,900
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Steve Padilla's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $0
None reported.
Spent to oppose: $0
None reported.
Spending on ads and outreach about Steve Padilla by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.
Campaign committees and statements (1)
The committees Steve Padilla controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.
Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$136,120 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$95,730 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$34,710 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$107,857 received
From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.
MethodologyDisclosures
Statements of economic interests (Form 700)
California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.
No Form 700 filed as State Senator under this name was found in the FPPC's search.
Committees
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
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